Data collected from Pokémon Go players have been used to train an AI model that could support military drones.

Dutch reporting traces 30 billion Pokémon GO scans into Niantic Spatial’s navigation AI, now headed into a defense contractor’s drones. Both companies deny a direct data pipeline.

Reports from Dutch newspaper Trouw and subsequent coverage from drone and technology outlets have raised questions about ...

Pokémon Go military AI is real — 30 billion player scans trained navigation tech now used by a US defense contractor. Here's ...

How 30 billion Pokémon Go player scans allegedly trained a military drone AI, the messy corporate spinoffs to a Saudi wealth ...

Earlier this year, concerns were raised after it emerged that billions of images and scans contributed by Pokémon GO players had helped train a growing geospatial AI platform. Table of Contents A ...

Millions of Pokémon Go players who spent years scanning their surroundings for in-game rewards allegedly unknowingly contributed to a highly detailed navigation system developed by Niantic Spatial, a ...

Pokémon Go's in-game scans are now, nearly a decade later, at the centre of a debate about artificial intelligence, data ...

There's an uncomfortable relationship between Niantic and firms developing visual positioning systems for military customers.

A decade after the global craze for Pokémon Go peaked, an AI company has been using billions of real-world images captured by millions of players to develop navigation technologies for delivery robots ...